Dothan, AL ranks Number 7 in ValuePenguin's report on the Best Cities for Pharmacists

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Posted by: Thomas Azar
Date: Jul 12 2013 1:17 PM

Perhaps no other profession in the medical field comes into contact with patients more often than the local pharmacist. They're likely the friendliest and most approachable of the various health professions: no needles or sharp instruments - just easy pills or liquid medication to swallow that'll help with the symptoms of ailments. If medication dispensing and patient contact are your favorite things, you've found the best occupation for you - we'll help you find the best place to be a pharmacist. ValuePenguin has gathered and researched data on the best places to practice as a pharmacist. Using a combination of factors from pharmacists' salaries, the employment concentration of pharmacist, and cost of living, we've put together the Top Ten Best Cities for Pharmacists.

Before we dive directly into the top ten cities, here are some salary and employment facts for pharmacists. Our methodology for determining the best cities is after the table.

The median salary for a pharmacist, which ValuePenguin uses as the basis for the rankings, is $118,219 in the United States as of May 2012. The median salaries for pharmacists can range widely, anywhere from $36,740 in the Aguadilla / Isabela / San Sebastian metropolitan area in Puerto Rico to $141,880 in Chico, CA. There are 240,220 pharmacists employed in the United States as of May 2012, from 30 in Carson City, NV to 11,290 in the New York / White Plains / Wayne metropolitan area. The job outlook is rosy: pharmacists' jobs are projected to grow 25% from 2010 - 2020, which is eleven percentage points above the national job growth of 14%.